Review of Donnie Brasco (1997) by Noname — 11 Dec 2014

Entertaining mobster movie but nothing special.

This review of Donnie Brasco (1997) was written by Noname on 11 Dec 2014.

Donnie Brasco has generally received positive reviews.

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